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This weekend in entertainment history: Nov. 30 & Dec. 1

JEOPARDY: In this 2004 photo, software developer Ken Jennings from Salt Lake City, Utah, right, poses for a photo with Jeopardy host Alex Trebek on the set of the show in Culver City, Calif. Jennings won a record 74 consecutive "Jeopardy!" games in 2004-05. Photo: Associated Press

A look at the Hollywood headlines from Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 from years past.

November 30

1965: The state of Colorado declared “Rolling Stones Day,” in honor of the Stones concert in Denver.

1969: Simon and Garfunkel’s first TV special was broadcast in the U.S.

1957: Buddy Holly and Sam Cooke made their national TV debuts on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

1982: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album was released. It went on to become the biggest-selling album of all time.

1994: Rapper Tupac Shakur was convicted of sexually abusing a woman in a hotel room. Shakur was also recovering from gunshot wounds suffered the day earlier after he was robbed outside a studio in New York.

2004: Tom Brokaw hosted his last night of NBC’s “Nightly News.” He had been on the anchor desk for 23 years.